Weather-strip-assembling machine



Oct. 6, 1925. 1,556,234 H. C. MAISE WEATHER STRIP ASSEMBLING MACHINE Filed Oct. 8, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 H. C. MAISE WEATHER s'rRIP AssEMBLING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2l Filed Oct. 8, 1923 INVENTOR.

]ermam C /a Se A TTORNEYS Patented Oct. 6, 1925K. v

uNVrl-:DAv dSTATES PATENT OFFICE..

HERMAN o. MAI-sn, or DETROIT, MICHIGANQASSIGNOR To BRIaes MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN,Y A coRroRATIoN Vor MICHIGAN.

WEATHER-STRIP-ASSEMLING MACHINE.

Application led October 8, 1923. Serial No. 667,424..

' To all whom t may conce/Mt.'

Be it knownthat I, HERMAN C, MAisn,

a citizen of the United States of ymerica,

residing at- Detroit, in the county ofv Wayne andk State of Michigan, have invented certainv new and useful Improvements in Teather- Strip-fissembling Machines, of which the following is a specification7 reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.'

rthis invention relates to machines and refers moi'e particularly to those having moans for attaching weather strips to molding and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and ellicient machine having means for supportingmolding of various lengths and having means for easily and quickly attaching weather strips of various lengths to the molding.

Another object is to provide a machine having means for separating portions of the vweather strips and rhaving means guiding the weather strips into the path of the attaching means.

Another object is to provide a machine inV which the molding is automatically ejected the weather strips have been attached to the molding. i

Tith the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combinationl and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a 'machine embodying my invention; n

Figure 2 is a sectionall viewtaken on line QFQ of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1; y

Figure 4l is a fragmentary side elevation of the machine" embodying my' invention;v

ried by the support;

Figure 7 is a detail fragmentary perspective view of the molding and weather strip attached thereto.

for

froml the supporting meansv after i Y fragmentary crosssectional Y view through the machine and showing the weather strip applied to the molding-car n rReferring new to the drawings in which like characters of reference designate c0rresponding parts throughout the several views, Athe numeral 1 vdesignates a section of thepi'eferred form of metallic molding having a channel portion 2v and a tudinally extending. transversely curved flange 3, the latter preferably cooperating with the base f1 of has been found to be a ratherV slow and` very tedious operation. `With the present invention, the bead 5 0f the weather strip kis forced between the flange 3 and base l of the molding by a machine designated generally by the numeral 7 and that is prefy erably hand operated.

This machine is preferably mounted upon 'the topy 8 of a suitable table 9 and includes a fixed horizontal support 10 for the moldingand acarriage 11 thatis adapted to travel along .a longitudinally extending guide rail 12 upon one side 513 of the ta ble and thatpreferably supports a metallic wlieellet for engagement with the bead 5 preferably in the form of a flat elongated member 'that preferably extends longitudiY nall'ygof'the table adjacent to the side 13 I thereof and is preferably provided at its lad'jacent side edge with 'a longitudinally extending lateral projection 15 to which the channel portion 2 of the molding is applied as shown iny Figures v5 and 6 respectively.v The wheel 14 is preferably rotativelyV mounted on a horizontal stub shaft 16 journaled in the carriage 11 and is preferably pro-videdwith a beveled peripheralv portion 17 for engagement with. they flange 3 of the molding to Ahold the said flange spaced from the based: while the bead 5 is being forced by the narrow flat peripheral portion 18 ofthe wheel into position.

For moving the carriage longitudinally of the table sothat the wheel will force the bead olf the weather strip between the flange 3 and base 4 of the molding, I preferably provide a pinion 19 that meshes with the teeth of a horizontal rack 20 rigidly secured l,to the side 13 of the table at the upper edge longi Y the channel portion for' -holding a longitudinally extending bead CIK kof the V'weather strip; The support 10 is,

thereof. T his pinion is non-rotatively mounted. on a shaft 21 ournaled in the carriage 11 and is adapted to be driven by a suitable crank 22 connected to the shaft.

To facilitate the attachment of the weather strip to the molding, I preferably provide a wedge-shaped arm 23 that projects forwardly from the carriage 11 and that is adapted to spring the flange 3 away from the base 4 to provide a space into which the bead 5 of the weather strip may be readily moved by the wheel 14.

For guiding' the weather strip into the path of the wheel 14, I preferably provide an inverted` U-shaped bracket 24 that is mounted on the inner face of the carriage 11 in advance of the Wheel 14 and that is adapted to receive the wedge shaped portion 6 of the weather strip. One arm of the guide engages the fiat side of the weather strip while the other' arm is preferably shorter in length and engages the inclined side of the strip above the bead.

As a precaution against the molding becoming disengaged from its support, while the wheel 14 travels along the weather strip, I preferably provide a second wheel 2G that is mounted on the shaft 16 in spaced relation to the wheel 14 and that has a flat peripheral portion 27 which is adapted to travel over the uppermost side of the channel portion 2 of the molding.

For automatically ejecting the molding from its support, aftery the Weather strip has been attached thereto, l preferably provide a series of spaced horizontal pins 28 that are preferably slidably mounted in casings 29 secured to the support 10 and that preferably have lugs 30 extending downwardly into inclined slots 31 in a reciprocatory bar 32y slidably mounted in a longitudinally eX- tending `groove 33 in the upper face of the support 10. The bar 32 is preferably reciprocated after the carriage 11 has been moved beyond the remoteJ end of the support 10- for the molding and for this purpose a'rack 34 projects forwardly from the carriage 11 at the upper end thereof and is adapted to rotate a pinion 35 nonrotatively secured to a stub shaft 36 journaled in bearings 37 upon the top 8 of the table. A pinion 38 is also non-rotatively secured to the shaft 36 at the opposite end thereof and meshes with the teeth of a rack 39 extending forwardly from the bar 32. Thus, rotation of the pinion 35 in opposite directions by the rack 34 will cause the pinion to reciprocate the bar 32 and cause all of the pins 2S to move simultaneously.

In use, the weather strip 6 is first laid along the molding so that the bead 5 will be disposed adjacent to the ange 3. The crank 22 may then be operated by hand to move the carriage 11 along the table and cause the wheel 14 to force the bead 5 of the weather strip between the iiange 3 and base 4 of the molding. After the carriage has been moved beyond the remote end of the support 10, the rack 34 will rotate the pinion 35 and will cause the pinion 3 8 to move the bar 32 forwardly whereupon the pins 28 will disengage the molding from the support 10. When the carriage is returned to normal position, the bar 32 will be moved rearwardly and will cause the pins 28 to be returned to normal inoperative position.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I wish to have it understood that l do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

Vlhat l claim as my invention is :n

1. ln a machine of the class described, a support for molding, means for separating portions of the molding to receive a portion of a weather strip, and means for moving the portion of said strip between the separated portions of said molding.

2. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, a wedge-shaped member for separating portions of the molding to receive a portion of a weather strip, and means for moving the portion of said strip between the separated portions of said molding.

3. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, movable means for forcing a strip between parts of said molding, and means for guiding said strip into the path of said movable means.

4. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, a member adapted to travel along said support, means carried by said member for attaching a strip to said molding, a pin adapted to eject the molding from the support after the strip has been attached, a reciprocating member adapted to actuate said pin, an element carried by said member, and means adapted to be operated automatically by said element for actuating said reciprocating member.

5. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, means for attaching a strip to said molding, a plural-ity of pins for ejecting said molding from said support after said strip has been attached, and reciproca-tory means for actuating said pins.

6. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, means for forcing a strip between partsl of said molding, and means for ejecting said molding from said support after said strip has been attached.

7. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, a member for forcing a strip between parts ofsaid molding, a movable support for said member, means for ejecting said irolding from said supleu port after the Ystripjis attached to 'theimoldwing and means carried by the movable supa support for molding and a member adapt? ed to travel along said support having means for forcing a portion of a weather strip between parts of said molding, said member also having means for holding onev of said parts separated from the other while the portion of the strip is being forced into position. I Y

11. In a machine of the class described,

. a support for molding, a carriage adapted to travel along said support, means carried by said carriage for separating parts of said molding, and means also carried by said carriage for forcing a portion of a weather strip between the separated parts of the molding. v

12. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, a carriage adapted to travel along said support, means carried by said carriage for attaching a strip to said molding, and means also carried by said carriage for guiding said strip into a position to be engaged` by said attaching means.

13. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, a carriage adapted to travel along said support, means carried by said carriage for attaching a strip to said molding, and a U-shaped member also carried by said carriage for guiding said strip into a position to be engaged by said attaching mea-ns.

14. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, means for attaching astrip to said molding while on said support, and means for automatically ejecting said molding from said support after said strip has been attached.

15. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, a member adapted to travel along said support, means for attaching a strip to said molding, means for detachably retaining said molding in engagement with said support, and a common support upon said member for both said attaching and said retaining means.

16. In a machine of the class described, a

support for molding, a member adapted to member for detachab'ly retaining said moldingn engagement with said support While said strip is being atta'ched. l

' 17. In a machine .of the class described, a substantially wedgeesliaped member for separating portions ofthe molding 'Y to receive a portion of a weather strip, and a rotatable yelement for moving the portion of saidV strip between the separated portions ofsaid molding.

18. In a machine of the class described, a substantially wedge-shaped member for separating portionsA of the molding for receivinga beaded portion ofa weather strip, a. substantially'V U-shaped member' for guiding said strip with'respect to the separated portions of said molding, and a movable member for forcing the beaded portion of said strip between the separated portions of said molding. f'

19. In ai machine of the class described, a support for molding, a carriage adapted to movealong said support, a substantially wedge-shaped member carried by said oarriage for separating portions of said molding to receive a beaded portion of a weather strip, anda rotatable element carried by the carriage adapted to move the beaded portionof said'strip between the separated portions of said molding. l

20. In a| machine of the class described, a support for molding, a carriage movable along the support, an arm projecting from the carriage for separating portions of the molding to receive a portion of al weather strip, and a movable member carried by the carriage'having means for forcing said portion of said weather strip between the separated portions of said molding.

21. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, a member adapted to travel along said support, means carried by said member for attaching a strip to said molding, a pin adapted to eject the molding from the support after the strip yhas been attached, and a reciprocating member adapted to alctuate said pin.

22. In a machine of the class described, a suppo-rt for molding, a member adapted to travel along said support, means carried by said member for attaching a strip to said molding, a pin adapted to eject the molding from the support after the strip has been attached, a reciprocating bar foractuating said pin, a rotatable element for reciprocating said bar, and an elementcarriedby said member for rotating said rotatable element to actuate said bar.

23. In a. machine ofthe class described. a support for molding, a member adapted to travel along said support, mealns carried by said member for attaching a strip to said molding, a pin adapted to eject the molding from the support after the strip has been attached, a reciprocating bar for actuating llO said pin, and means for reciprocating said bar, said means including racks respectively carried by said bar andl said member, a shaft mounted on said support, and pinions oarried by said shaft and meshing with the racks aforesaid.

24. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, a wedge-shaped member movable along the support for separating` portions of the molding, a rotatable member movable along the molding for forcing a portion of the weather strip between the separat-ed portions of the molding, said rotatable member also having a beveled portion for holding the portions of the molding separated while the portion aforesaid of the strip is being forced into position.

25. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a table having means for supporting a strip of molding, of means for attaching a weather strip to said molding, and a Support for said attaching means movable along the table.

26. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a table for supporting' moldinO', of means for forcing a weather strip between portions ofthe molding, a support for said means movable along the table, and means for actuatingr said support.

strip between portions of the molding, ar

support for said last mentioned means movable along' the table, a rack carried by the table, and means engageable with the rack for actuating the support.

29. In a machine ofthe class described, a

support for molding including a lateral portion adapted to be embraced by a portion of the molding, and means carried by the support. for forcing a resilient strip between parts of saidY molding.

30. In a machine of the class described, a support for molding, and means for forcing a resilient strip between parts of said mold-V ing including au element mounted for rotation above said support.

In testimony whereof I affix my slgnature.

HERMAN o. imrsn 

